idiopathy

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id·i·op·a·thy

(ĭd′ē-ŏp′ə-thē)

1. A disease of unknown origin or cause.

2. A primary disease arising spontaneously with no apparent external cause.

[New Latin idiopathīa, primary disease, from Greek idiopatheia : idio-, idio- + -patheia, -pathy.]

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idiopathy

(ˌɪdɪˈɒpəθɪ)

n, pl -thies

(Pathology) any disease of unknown cause

idiopathic adj

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idiopathy

a disease or illness that is not occasioned or preceded by another. — idiopathic, adj.

id·i·op·a·thy

n. idiopatía, enfermedad espontánea o de origen desconocido.

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